4boat

@4boat.bsky.social

Art, music, s̶e̶a̶g̶u̶l̶l̶s̶, the Tiges, words, history, politics.

Did a walk with dad to the nursery yesterday to ask about seedlings. Dad brought two hats; a natty navy blue cap for the offical proceedings and a large floppy white for the walk.

Is everyone aware of New Zealand Spy on ABC and iView? Funny, sensational cast, looks amazing. Taskmaster UK adjacent. And Claudia O'Doherty ❤️

Promo poster for New Zealand Spy. Pile of stars with creator and star Paul Williams top centre, and snowy NZ mountains behind.

Planning our UK/Europe trip for next year. We discuss a short visit to France. Mrs Boat: Un caffe per favore! Me: Mrs Boat: What do they speak in Portugal, Spanish right? Me: Mrs Boat: If we go to Hay-On-Wye are people going to expect me to speak Welsh? Me: No to everything.

Watched highlights of Australia 3-1 Japan from 2006 last night. Usually you just see the goals, which all happen to left of screen. But up the other end: a Somerset Sharks banner! I played there 1984-5.

Screenshot showing Japan's goal and penalty area, group game 12 Jun 2006, Kaisersalutern. Late in the first half. A white banner directly behind rhe goal reads SOMERSET SHARKS - a north west Tasmanian soccer (football) team.Screenshot showing Japan's goal and penalty area, group game 12 Jun 2006, Kaisersalutern. Late in the first half. A white banner directly behind rhe goal reads SOMERSET SHARKS - a north west Tasmanian soccer (football) team.

Damn you Ben Carroll!! *I* was supposed to become Victoria's next premier after a chaotic Labor caucus meeting that saw a surprise nomination and yelling being heard from the party room. Me!! You havent heard the last of this.

ANZ asked me to upgrade my verification or something. Went through the process. There are about 30 jobs in their shitty list. Comically bad! I'm now on their books as an IT technician, it was that or dental assistant.

ANZ verification screenshot. 
SELECT OCCUPATION
If your job isn't listed, please try to find something similar.

Don't count your chickens. Do not enumerate your fowl. Do not even broadly estimate the amount of poultry you have. This is so important.

I saw in advance that older phones would get an AusAlert message headed PRESIDENTIAL ALERT. And I did. Which is very odd? Is this some software we've bought off the shelf that isn't editable?

sometimes my phone screen is too dim so i'll take a minute to hold him up to a lamp to inspire him. when i turn him back around his screen is once more bright and cheerful. who else can we hold to the light in this way. who else needs to remember how good they can be

Time to change up these cookie-cutter reality contests. Lego Masters come out the garage door "oh wow"ing etc and Hambo says to them (while music goes fucking sick) tonight you'll be cooking a perfect goats cheese souffle INCLUDING (music explodes) A MINT AERO BAR. Time starts now, NO FUCKING BRICKS

By far the funniest moment in Homer’s Odyssey is when Circe says, “Shall we have sex?” and Odysseus says, “You just turned all my men into pigs. You have the GALL to think I would sleep with you? Of course I will. Absolutely. But don’t do any weird spells”

photograph of the relevant passage in Fitzgerald's translation of the Odyssey ("I make no bed of love with you upon it. Or swear me first a great oath, if I do, you'll work no more enchantment to my harm.")